1890 VIRGINIA CITY NV COMSTOCK TRADE TOKEN, RARE R-9 !!
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You are bidding on an ex-rare old "good for" trade token once used by proprietors "Ryan and Stenson" in the mining camp of Virginia City, Nevada. Virginia CIty is a historic Comstock mining camp. Tokens from this town are always tough to find. This is an especially tough one to find. This is a VERY EARLY TOKEN. Ryan & Stenson are listed in the 1890 Dun business directory as "dealers in boots, shoes and dry goods"...this is a tough one to find, and an older token. If you look in the very outdated Nevada Trade Token catalog this token is listed as catalog #Vb-21g...and book shows "4 specimens reported"....this is a TOUGH token to find from Virginia City. Old Nevada book does not use the typical R1-R10 rarity scale, but for most states using this scale, this token would be about R-9. One thing I love about this token is the condition...this is a BEAUTY. Trade token is brass, round, about 25mm in diameter, and it displays nicely (please see pictures in gallery) One side says : " RYAN & STENSON --- PREMIUMS --- FOR CASH ONLY " Other side says " GOOD FOR $2.00 IN PREMIUMS " About as nice as it gets...a tough to find token from an older dry goods business in the historic Comstock mining town of Virginia City Nevada. Thanks so much for looking....collect and invest in history!!!!! Tangible assets are always the best ones . Here
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